Addressing and printing machine.



U. G. LEE. ADDRESSING AND PRINTING MACHINE.

' APPLIMTIQN FILED AUG. 16, 1909. 1,014,762.. Patented Jan. 16,1912.

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U. G. LEE. ADDRESSING AND PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 16, 1909. 1,014,762. Patented Jan. 16, 1912.

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U. G. LEE. ADDRESSING AND PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. l6 1909.

Patented Jan. 16, 1912.

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U. G. LEE.

ADDRESSING AND PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 16, 1909.

1,014,762, Patented Jan.16,1912.

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(flaQJMmm Ulysses G. Lee,

U. G. LEE. ADDRESSING AND PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 16, 1909.

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U. G. LEE. ADDRBSSINGVAND PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 16 1909.

Patented Jan; 16, 1912.

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ULYSSES G. LEE,- OF NEW 1 (30., A CORPORATION ADDRESSING AND PRINTING MACHINE.

Patented Jan. 16,1912.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 16, 1909. Serial No. 513,044. To all whom it may concern: ing to the ribbon reel and the means for Be it known that I, ULYssEs G. LEE, citidriving the same; Fig. 23 is a 'plan'view of Y zen of the United States, residing at New the paper feed attachment for the addresser; York, N. Y., have invented certain new and Fig. 24 is a front view of the same with useful Improvements 'in Addressing and parts in section; Fig. 25 is a detail view of Printing Machines, of which the following the main plate or bracket belonging to the is a specification. feed attachment; Fig. 26 is a view of the My invention is designed to print adribbon cover plate. Fig. 27 is a view of one dresses or to make repeated impressions, s of the standards of the hopper or chute ar-- 4 in ordinary printing.- I employ printilig ranged at the right of Fig.1 from which lates and an impression member 01' pad, the printing plates are fed by the carrier, and preferably an interposed inking ribbon. the view being taken looking from the rightlVhen myinvention is embodied in a maof F1g.-1, and at the inside. of the left hand chine for printing addresses, the printing standard, the plate holding tray being shown lates are fed in succession to the printing in posltion; Fig. 28 is a front view of the point beneath the impression member or standard of Fig. 27', a part of the plate holdpad, but when used for printing wher remg tray being indicated in dotted lines with peated impressions of the same form are the detent 1n 1ts retracted position; Fig.29 to be made, the plate feeding mechanism isa plan View of vthe standard of Fig. 27 is controlled to permit a plurality of repartly in sec ion; Flg. 30 1s a View of the peated actions "of theimpression member in right d Standard of the Plate feeding connection ith the same printing plate. I hopper or chute looking at the inner side Theinvention consists in the features of f the m fr m he left of Fig. 1, a porconst-ructio-n and combination and arrangehn f he tray belng shown in position, ment of parts hereinafter described and parg 31 f 32 IQ rd f Figticularly pointed out in the appended claims. 30 111 elviltlPIl e In Sectlonfll p In the accompanying drawings. Figure .1 The machlne 1s operated from a foot lever is a front iew of a machine embodying my 1 connected to a Shaft 2, which has fixed invention; Fig. 1 is adetail view of a re-v thereon a lever 3.. ThlS lever forms a part peating pawl; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the of a toggle o1nt, the other member 4. of machine with the paper feed mechanism Whwh 1 p d thereto and to a s5 o itt d; Fi 3 i an dview; Figs. 4, P, lever 5. This lever 5 is connected with 1, 4 and 4:? are views of a stacker chute for the lower arm of a yoke 6, by means of the printing plates; Fig. 5 is a detail cross a bolt 6 and an interposed spring 6. Y The sectional view of the guideways for the upper end of the yoke extends over the main printing plate and feeding chain, looking frame or table of the machine, and is supfrom the right of the machine, Fig. 1; Figs. ported and guided by a link 7 pivoted at 7 6, 7 8 and 9 are views of details relating to to a bracket on the frame. The overhangthe ribbon feed; Fig. 10 is asectional View ing upper arm of'the yoke carries the imof the feed drum for the printing plate feedpression pad 8. The lever 5 is pivoted in a ing mechanism, showing also the controlling suitable bracket of the frame, and has an ring for repeating; Fig. 11 is a side view of arm 5' extending forwardly,. to which a the part shown in Fig..1(); Fig. 12 shows. chain g is attached which passes around a in side and edge view the feeding pawl; pulley 10 Fig. 10. This pulley also has a Fig. 13 shows in two views the feeding chain '11. attached thereto in such a manner ratchet; Fig. 14: shows in two views the conthat ittends to rotate the combined pulleys, 10o trolling ring for duplicating, triplicating or and the drum A to which the said pulleys repeating the impression; Figs. 15, 16 and are attached, in an opposite direction from 17 show respectively a plan, side elevation, that causedby the downward movement of and-end view of the box or tray for storing the chain g. The chain 11 is attached, at the printing plates; Figs. ,18, 19, 20 and 20 one end, to the pulley 10 within the grooved 10s are views relating to a friction device for opportion 10', and at its other end it is atorating the driver of the. ribbon reversing tached to a spiral spring 12 connected, at its mechanism; other end, with a suitable part of the frame.

Figs.'21 and 22 are views relat- Whenthe foot lever is depressed, the lever 5 is operated, and through the described connections, the drum A is given a half revolution in the direction of the arrow. This drum A to 'WlllCh the pulleys 10, 1O are attached, is mounted loosely on the shaft B. At thesame time this action occurs, the yoke 6 is depressed, and this moves directly downward in a substantially vertical line by reason of the combined action of the lever 5 and the link 7, so that the pad 8 will move vertically. The described half revolution of the pulleys 10, 10 and the drum A, sets the drum in proper posit-ion for the one step feeding action of the printing plate. The plates are fed by projections D on a chain C, the said cliain passing around the'chain wheel B rigid with shaft B and around an idler B at the end of the main frame. When the foot lever is depressed, as above described, and the drum A is rotated for half a revolution in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 1, the pring 12 is stretched by means of the pull from the chain 11, and when the foot lever is released, the spring exerts its force to rotate the drum A in the opposite direction, and this motion is communicated to the shaft B for a half revolution by means of a pawl a carried by the drum, Figs. 11 and 12, and a two-toothed ratchet wheel I) Figs. 11 and 13, fixed on the shaft B and engagedby the said pawl. These parts constitute elements of a clutch for the printing plate feed. The half revolution of the drum A imparted by the spring 12 and the chain 11 being transmitted to the shaft B through the pawl and ratchet, the printing plate feeding chain C is thereby given a one step movement to remove the printing plate which has just made the impression from beneath the impression pad, and to feed a fresh plate into place thereunder. The plate which is removed falls into a receiving tray carried removably in a stacker chute F, which has a follower G associated therewith, upon which the plates are supported within the stacker chute, and which follower is gradually lowered as the plates are fed into the chute, one lowering action of the follower taking place for each plate fed into the chute. The follower is carried by a screw H, which is driven from the shaft B by beveled gearing g, g, these beveled gears 9 being on a transverse shaft I suitably journaled in the frame. The follower block G is connected with the screw H by a pawl J which permits the follower to be qulckly raised or lowered by simply throwing the pawl out of engagement with the screw threads, or permits the said. fol

lower to be moved down by degrees in accordance with the printing plates as they are fed into the stacker, the follower being lowered just the thickness of a plate at each half revolution. As above stated, the

plates fall into a tray, and this is marked f in the drawings, it being of channel form with a bottom portion and upright side flanges f", and having also catches f at its ends to retain the'plates in place therein. The stacker chute is mounted to swing forwfardly on trunnions in orderto facilitate the removal of the filled tray without danger of dislodging the printing plates therein. These trunnions are on the same center with the shaft I, so that the stacker chute may be swung without interfering with the proper meshlng of the miter gears which drive the adjustable screw H. I employ a catch K to engage a pin k-projecting'laterally from the stacker chute, so as to hold it in normal vertical position, the said catch having also a shoulder is to engage the pin is to hold the chute in inclined position when it is desired to move the trayful of plates.

The ratchet driving mechanism associated with the drum A and shaft B for giving the plate feeding chain its movements, is arranged so that duplicating or triplicating or repeating of the impressions may be effected by making a simple adjustment which will, for the time being, throw out the feed of the chain so that a plurality of impressions may be made from the same printing plate. For this purpose a ring a Figs. 10, 11 and 14, isloosely mounted on the pawl carrying drum or wheel A, and the drum Ais cut away at the point where the pawl a is located, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 11,-so that a roller on the pawl can engage the inner periphery of the ring. On the periphery of this ring there are two rims or flanges, one of which has two ratchet notches a and the other has three notches a Pawls G and H are pivoted to the frame, and are adapted to engage these 'notches when the proper pawl is thrown into engaging position. When the pawl G is thrown into engagement, the ring a will move upon the drum A to the extent of 120 for each impression, so that at every third impression it will rotate back to its starting point, so that the point of the transmitting pawl a is ,free to operate and engage the tooth of the ratchet wheel I), but at any other point it remains disengaged by reason of its roller (1 which engages the inner circumference of the ring a This ring, on its inner circumference, is cut out at only one point, a", so t-hat, when this portion of the ring has been brought opposite the roller, it allows the pawl to engage the tooth of the ratchet wheel I; to transmit the motion to the shaft B and to the plate feeding chain. This engagement of the pawl a causes the rotation. of the shaft B at every third impression. When the other pawl H is thrown into act-ion, the shaft B will move at every second impression. In other words, the drum A carrying the pawl a will oscillate idly until such time as the ring a? in its step by step movement due to' the pawl G H brings its cut away part opposite the pawl a, when the latter, no longer, held by the intact part of the ring from the ratchet b will en'- gage said ratchet and give a feed movement to the shaft B, and feed chain on the next forward movement of the drum. It will be understood also that the pawl G H, being mounted on the frame, will displace the ring a in relation to the drum when said drum rotates backward or in a direction opposite to that indicated 'by the arrow in Fig. 1, and thus the step by step movement is given to the ring.

For making'the impressions, I employ a ribbon L extending over the path traversed by the printing plate and beneath the impression pad 8. This ribbon is attached at one end to a ribbon reel 15, Figs. 1, 2 ajid 21, loosely mounted on a sleeve M, whi h, in turn, is loosely mounted on a pin supported in the frame. This loose sleeve M is I driven from the shaft B through a suitable inch for each impression. comprises an arm N mounted to swing about yoke 6, so that belt and belt wheels b and the sleeve M, respectively. Driving connection is made between the reel 15 and the sleeve M by means of a friction spring 15 carried by the reel, and bearing upon the loose sleeve. The ribbon extends from this reel around a guide pulley to a ribbon spool X fixed to a shaft U, with which is associated ribbon reversing mecha-' nism. This ribbon reversing mechanism also controls the movement and the feed of the ribbon, which is about one'eighth of an the axis of the ribbon spool shaft U, and connected by a link 0 with a portion of the movement is imparted to at each action of the yoke, and, consequently, once for each impression. This disk arm carries two pawls,P and Q, pivoted thereto at n, and it has also pivoted at this point a pawl controlling arm It. The pawls P and Q are adapted to engage a ratchet wheel T, which is fastened to the shaft U, and the direction of rotation of the ratchet wheel T, with its shaft U, and, consequently, the ribbon spool X, will depend upon which of the two pawls, P and Q, is in engagement with the toothed wheel T. By means of these pawls such movements may be given to the ribbon spool X as to either wind the ribbon thereupon or unwind it therefrom.

When the predetermined amount of the ribbon,,amounting practically to the entire ribbon, has been wound on the spool, the continued action of the feed mechanism described will place extra tension on the rib? bon because its end is fastened to the ribbon reel 15, and its intermediate portion, passing over the roller Y, will, under this extra the disk arm N If, on the shaft B Y, and thence This mechanism wheel E.

' will grip the bearing an tension, impart movement to thesaid roller and its carrying lever Y against the fed- 'sion of the spring Z. This lever will therefore swing laterally, and its arm Y will be thrown down to depress a reversing stop removing the same from a reversing lever S,' which is now allowed to swingabout the axis of the shaft until arrested by a stop S, said swinging movement being due to a spring D hereinafterdescribed. In this action of the reversing lever S, its arm 2 carrying a pin 8 will cause the shifting of the pawl controlling arm R'becaus'e of the engagement of the pin 8 with the forked end of the said controllinglever, and this controlling lever will therefore throw the engaged pawl out of engagement with the toothed wheel T and throw the disengaged pawl into action, so that the movement of the shaft U will now be reversed from that which it formerly had, to unwind the spool and allow the ribbon to unwin step by step therefrom, about one-eighth of an inch at each action. The movement of the lever S is due to a torsional spring D connected therewith at one end surrounding the shaft, and connected with a friction wheel E on the said shaft U. This wheel E is driven from the shaft U within it, and a' friction leather e. As shown in Figs. 18 and 20*, the wheel E has an overhanging flange which receives the friction spring and leather within it. This wheel or casing is mounted loosely on the shaft U. A disk E" is fixed on the said shaft, and carries a pin '6 which engages the end of the friction spring and leather, and transmits through their friction contact the rotary movement of the shaft U to the This wheel has also a stop pin 6 which, when one revolution has been given to the wheel E and to the torsion spring. will strike against. a stop pin a on the hub of the arm S, so that the torsion spring will be wound up sufiiciently in this one revolution'to have the required power for throwing the arm S when the stop pin C is moved therefrom, and the torsional action will take place whether the shaft U is moved in one direction or the other. In order to place the main shaft U under a certain amount of resistance, I provide friction washers V, V, on each side of the bearing 16 in which the shaft U is journaled, and I employ a tension spring W to place a pressure on these washers so that they d hold the shaft firmly against movement, except when the .friction is overcomeby the action of thedriving pawl P or Q carried by the lever N.

Reverting to the action of the ribbon reel 15 in connection with the ribbon movement and reversing mechanism just described, it should'be observed that the shaft B rotates one-half of-a revolution for each impression,

and therefore drives the sleeve M upon which the ribbon reel is loosely mounted once for every impression. The friction spring 15 causes the ribbon reel to rotate suificiently to take up any slack when the ribbon is moving from right to left, at which time the ribbon spool X is being rotated step by step to unwind the ribbon so that it may pass therefrom and be wound on the reel 15, the action of each movement of the ribbon being about one-eighth of an inch,

' as above stated. When the ribbon is moved from left to right, the ribbon reell5 is rotated by the pull of the ribbon, due to the unwound, it then is rewound on the spool, X, but this time in the opposite direction,

and then when the spool becomes full at this winding, a reversing action of the mechanism takes. place, and the operation is repeated. From the above it will be understood that the reversing actions take place immediately after the predetermined or substantially entire amount of ribbon has been vwound on the spool, then unwinding begins, and when the ribbon has been fully unwound, the spool continues to rotate in the same direction to give an opposite rewind to the ribbon, and this movement is continued until the spool is again filled,

when another. reversing action takes place.

' 19 has a boss 21 at one end into which the It will be observed that the printing plates are movedby the feed chain so as to slide uponand be guided by parts of the machine table. Fig. 5 indicates the guideway for the plates, made up of the grooves 0, 0, and an overhanging guard plate 0 The raised portion between thegrooves serves to afford a rest for the main body of the plate. The projectionson the chain C engage the depressed edge of the plate.

I have provided means whereby the paper sheets to be printed may be fed automati= cally, and for performing this automatic feed I utilize the up and down movement of the yoke 6 which carries the impression pad -8. This feed mechanism comprises a gage plate 16" carried adjustably by its stem 17 clamped in a socket 18 of a plate or bracket 19, which is held by'a pin 20 to the top of the machine frame, Figs. 23-25. This plate threaded end of a rod 22 is screwed, the said rod passing through a boss 23 at the other end of the plate 19. In this latter boss a sleeve 24: is fixed by a screw 25, and over this sleeve is adapted to slide a paper feed carriage or bracket 25 having an arm 26 which carries a pair of rollers 27 each hav ing a rubber periphery 28, the said rollers the point indicated at 24:. The said sleeve contains a spring which is attached thereto at the'point 33, and said spring also extends through the cylindrical or sleeve portion of the paper feed carriage 25, and is attached thereto at the point 34. The carriage is operated along the sleeve by a slip' joint link connection. consisting of the rod 35 extending into the hollow section 36, which is pivotally connected with the yoke 6, the rod 35 being pivoted to an ear on the carriage sleeve 25.; The papers to'befed are placed imposition against the gage 16', as, indicated by the dotted lines w, which thus serves the purpose of a stop and of a guide for the movement of the paper to keep it straight, and this stop also regulates the amount of margin. This stop is adjustable in relation to the plate 19, its stem being clamped, as above mentioned, by means'of the screw 37. As the yoke moves downwardly to bring the impression pad 8 intoaction for making the impression from the printing plate and through the ribbon, the link connections 35,

36, will move the paper feed carriage 25 toward the left, Figs. 23 and-24, the rolls 27 being free to rotate when the carriage is 'moved 1n thlsdlrection.

The said-rolls are thus brought into contact with the sheet which is next to be fed into position beneath the impression'pad, and in this action or movement of the carriage toward the left, the spring within the carriage and the sleeve 24 will be compressed, so that after the impression has been made. u on the paper already in position beneath the pad. and the said pad, together'withthe yoke, rises, the spring will move the carriage 25 toward the right, and as the rolls in th s movement are held from rotation, they will draw the paper sheet from the gage or stop 16 and feed it beneath the pad 8, and into position to be printed upon, The spring within the sleeve and. the carriage also serves 'as a' torsionspring to keep the carriage, with its arm 26, pressed downwardly, so that, the feed rollers will make proper contact with the sheet to befed.

In order toadjust the amount of feed, a

operating foot lever,

collar 38 is fixed on adapted to form a stop against which the end of the paper carriage 25 will strike on its movement toward the right. By turning the screw rod in the bearing 21, the collar 38 may be set at difierent points in relation to the stroke of the carriage so as to limit the movement of the same on its return to the right. This collar is graduated, and a portion of the frame or bracket 19 is also graduated, so that accurate adjustment of the collar may be secured. By reason of the slip joint connection between the yoke and the paper feeding bracket or carriage, the said bracket ma be stopped by the collar 38 at difi'erent points in relation to the upstroke of the yoke 6; that is to say, the bracket may be arrested before the yoke completes its upward stroke. This is-of im-' portance, because the amount of movement of the paper feed bracket is thus made independent of the up-stroke of the yoke or the which is not always uniform.

By reference to Fig. 24 that the center U at which the slip joint link is pivoted to the yoke, describes an arc of movement indicated by the dot-ted lines Z, and by reason of the arrangement of the paper feeding carriage and the connections described,-the outward movement of the carriage is completed before the yoke 6 has pawls is thrown reached its lowest position. In other words, after the yoke has moved'part way down, the point U -will move substantially in a vertical direction as it is approaching the horizontal plane of the lower pivot of the link 7 and during this substantially vertical movement, no material movement will be imparted to the paper carriage or bracket. In this way the measured stroke of the feed attachment is, in a large measure, independent of the amount of downward movement of the foot lever, which may vary someby the arrangement allowed to lift from the paperis what. Furthermore, described, the pad is making the impression before moved.

Reverting to the arrangement by which duplicating, triplicating and repeating of the impressions may be secured, it will be understood that these actions may be effected through the mechanism above described reialting to the ring a and the pawls G and in for making one impression, it has then turned the ring so that the plate moving mechanism is rendered inoper ative, and it will be apparent also that if the pawl is thrown out of action at this point, the plate moving mechanism will remain inoperative. All the pawls will .then le'eout of action, and no movement of the plate feeding chain will be effected, and repeating may be done. \Vhen it is desired to the screw rod 22, and

- of this plate f fits in between it will be observed the tray,

It will be observed that if one of thesement. Fig. 27 also illustrates ment for taking the plates one by'one from again set the plate moving mechanism in motion, the duplicating pawl is again thrown in for one impression, or the.,, triplieating pawl for two impressions, andagain thrown out.

InFig. 26 is shown a cover plate Z which has an opening Z said-plate acting as a shield to keep the ribbon away from the paper being printed upon.

For holding the tray f at its upper end in relation to the stacker chute, I employ a plate f secured to the stacker chute and having a lip or overhanging portio below and back of which the bottom plate of the tray is thrust, as indicated in Figs. l and 4 Sheets 3 and 7. The depending main part the tray, and thus centers the tray for the opening or spreading of its detent springs f The ends of these spring detents, as the tray is thrust upwardly in the direction of the arrow as, Fig. 4, lide upon the inclines f of the stacker chute casting, and they are thus spread apart, as indicated in Fig. 4

remaining in this position while the printing plates are being delivered to and stacked in and thus offering no obstruction to the stacking of the plates. tray in position, it is thrust upwardly in the inclined position of Fig. t, and when fully up, it is swung forward at its lower end and then pulled down until it is caught and held by the clips f I The same trays are used in the feed chute at the right of the machine, Fig. 1, from which the feed chain takes the printing plates to feed them to the impression pad.

This 'plate feed chute or hopper consists of two s1de standards 39, 39', of angle iron form, having inclines 40 at their lower ends, which, when the tray is forced downwardly, receives the beveled heads of the'spring detents f and spreads said detents apart, so that the printing plates can move downwardly without being obstructed by said dethe sides f of through its center, the

In placing the I tents, as indicated in Figs. 27,28 and 29. r

The tray is held in position at the feed chute by a detent 41 engaging the upper end thereof, and at its lower end to place and held by the inclines 42 at the lower parts of the standards of the chute. The tray is first thrust downwardly to engage its seat in the feed chute or standards, as indicated in Fig.30, which action spreads the spring detents', and then the tray is swung forward at the upper end until it is engaged by the detent which holds it in 'position. In moving forward into, position the tray passes between the lugs 43 which also serve to hold the tray against displacethe arrangethe tray is directed from the bottom while the lowest'plate is being engaged by the dog on the feed chain, and is being fed thereby to the impression pad. When the lowermost plate is removed, the next one above it drops down ready to be engaged by the next dog on the chain.

The bottom'of the standard is recessed at 45,

' lift on the side Where the dogs engage.

' throughway for the" It will be seen thatthe' trays for holding the plates having the detent or holding means at both ends are used in such manner that at the receiving 'end of the feeder the plates are discharged from one end of the tray, that is, the lower end, and are taken by the feeder to be carried to the impression means, and at the other end of the feeder the tray receives the plates at its upper end. The tray, therefore [is formed with a assage of' the plates, one end being the receiving end and the other the discharge end, and they are used so that the plates are discharged in the same relation as they are received, and any tray can be used at either the feeding in end or the discharge end of the feede'n In other words, at the discharge end of the feeder the plates are received with their impression surfaces uppermost, and when this tray full of plates is tobe again used in this machine,

it' is positioned at the feeding inend of the machlne, and the plates are delivered from the discharge end of the tray with their impression surfaces uppermost ready to be taken by the feeder chain and carried in this position to the impression'means.

It will be observed that the detents are combined with the plate holding trayv to move laterally in respect thereto, and at each end thereof, and at points above the bottom of the tray so' that the address plates set upon edge in the tray will be engaged and held by these detents at a point intermediate of their height The address'plates are fed into the-tray and after the tray is filled it-can be removed from the machine, the detents at the oppositeends of the tray holding the plates in position and when these-plates are to be again used the tray is set in the machine with its other end inpositionfor the delivery of the plates there from, and in the same order in which they were received, the first plate delivered into the tray at one end having been moved through and held at the opposite end of the tray to be the first one delivered therefrom, and by this the order in which the plates are arranged is maintained. By having the detents at both ends of the tray, one end can ice the receiving end and the other the discharge end, and in placing the tray in either its receiving or discharging position the detents at that end will be pressed back automatically by contact with the inclines on the supports to allow the plates to be moved past these detents.

I claim as my invention 1. In combination a reciprocatory imprese sion member, an endless carrier for printing plates consisting of the endless chain and wheels therefor, a driving member for the said carrier consisting .of the drum and the pawl and ratchet, connections for operating the impression member, and connections connected with the drum for setting the driving member ready to act when the impression member is advanced, said driving member acting when the impression member retracts.

2. In combination, a reciprocatory impression member, a feeder for the address plate consisting of an endless chain and supporting wheels therefor, a spring and a pawl and ratchet, for operating the feeder, a drum carrying the pawl, a chain connected with the drum, a connection between'the spring and drum, a connection for operating the impression member and means for operating the last mentioned chain to turn the drum and strain the spring, substantially as describedn. p

3. Incombination a reciprocatory impression member, an endless feeder for the printing plates, a drum, a pawl" carried thereby, a shaft on which the drum is supported, a

- ratcheton the shaft, a spring connected with the drum, a connection for advancing the impression member and a connection for setting the pawl and the spring in position and condition to act to move the endless feeder to feed the plates when the impression member retracts, substantially as described.

4. In combination an impression member, a chain or belt for feeding the printing plates,'a"drive shaft, a ratchet thereon, a drum turning loosely on the shaft, a pawl carried by the drum, a spring with a connection to the drum to wind thereon, a flexible connection for turning the drum and rendering the spring tense, and a connection for operating the impression member, substantially as describe i 5. In combination a table an impression member an arm reaching over the table and having a'vertical portion, an operating lever connected with the lower part of the vertical portion, and a link pivotally connected with the upper part and with the frame, substantially as described.

6. In combination, an impression member, a printing plate feed including a feed pawl with connections for operating the. same, including a pawl cagrier, a camringfor controlling the pawl mounted on the pawl carrier, and having a tooth or notch, and a detent for engaging the said tooth when the pawl carrier, together with the ring, rotates tonnes to eXert control of the pawl, substantially as gaging with the depressed margin of the described. plate beneath said overhanging portion, sub- 7. In comb1nation an impression member, stantially as described. a printing plate feed, comprising a drum, a 15. In combination animpression mem- 5 pawl carried thereby, a ratchet, a ring movher, a feeder for the printing plates, a 79 ably mounted on the drum and having a stacker chute pivotally mounted at its upper cam portion for controlling the pawl, and end and depending vertically from its pivot having teeth for' duplicating and triplicatsupport, and a tray removably held by the ing, a duplicating detent and a triplicating said stacker chute to receive the plates, said detent, substantially as described. chute, when turned on its p'ivot, permitting 75 8. In a machine of the'class' described, a the ready removal ofthe tray, substantially table, an'impression member in the form of as described. a yoke having one arm reaching over the 16. In combination an impression memtable and a lower arm, a link connecting the her, a printing plate feeder, a stacker chute,

yoke with the frame, and operating means a screw journaled in and carried by said connected with the lower arm including a chute, a bottom or rest for the plates mountpivoted lever, substantially as described. ed on and depressed step by step by said 9. In combination an impression member, screw, and the gearing for turning the a table having a guideway for printing screw, said" stacker chute' being ivoted 20 plates upon which the plates are supported, axially of one of the gears, substantially as and a plate feed consisting of an endless described. carrier for moving the plates intermittingly 17. In combination, an impression memalong the guideway of the table and beneath her, an inking ribbon movement including a the nnpression member, said carrier engagribbon spool atone end of the ribbon ar- 25 ing the end of the plate near one side edge ranged 1n fixed bearings, and a reel at the 'only, substantially as described. other end also arranged in fixed bearings, 10. In combination. an impression memmeans for operating the ribbon spool, a her, a feeder for printing plates which have plate feeder with connections for operating depressed edges, and a guideway forone of the same intermittingly, and a connection 30 said depressed edges, said feeder engaging betweenthe plate feeder, and the fixed reel one only of said depressed edges, substanfor operating the latter intermittingly, subtially as described. stantially asdescribed. I

.11. In combination an impression mem- '18. In combinationa reciprocatory imber, a feeder for printing plates which have pression member, a ribbon spool, connec- 5 depressed edges, and a guideway along tions between the impression member and which the plates are moved, the said feeder spool for driving the latter as the impression engaging one only of the said depressed member retracts, an intermittent printing edges, substantially as described. plate feeder with connections for operating 12. In combination an impression mem the same, a ribbon reel, connections between 40 her, feeder means for plates which have each said plate feeder and ribbon reel tending to a depressed marginal portion, a table upon operate the latter, said connections includwhich the raised main part o'fthe plate ing a friction member which will drive the rests, with a side guide for the depressed reel in one direction when the spool unmargin, and a guard member overhanging winds, and will permit the reel to turn in 45 the depressed margin, said feeder means the opposite direction when the spool winds,

engaging the depressed margin of the plate 7 substantially as described. beneath said guard. 19. In combination printing plates, im- 13. In com ination an impression mempression means, a hopper or chute for the her, a feeder for plates which have a central plates, a transporter having projections to raised portion and a depressed marginal engage the plates at one side thereof, said 1 ortion with a recess on the under side of chute having a sto to engage the plates at the plates and guide grooves for said dethe side opposite t at where the projections pressed marginal portions, one of the guide engage, and having a recess alongside the grooves having a part, overhanging the said stop, substantially as described.

v guide grooves f byengaging one of the deher, an intermittent printing plate feed, said pressed margins, and while the plates rest impression member consisting of an upper with their raised portion upon the table arm reaching'over the table, and a lower between the guide grooves, substantially as arm extending under the table, with aver- 14-, In. combination an impression memsaid arms, a link connected with the upper her, "a feeder for plates which have a depart of the impression member, and a piv pressed marginal portion, and a guide for oted lever connected with the. lower arm said depressed marginal portion having a of said impression member, substantially as $5 part overhanging the same, said feeder endescribed.

same, said feeder moving the plates along the 20. In combination an impression mem- 12 69 described. tically extending portion connecting the 21. In combination an impression memher, an intermittent printing plate; feed, a clutch with means for drivingthe sa-me,sa1d

' clutch being connected with the printing plate feed, a cam ringfor controlling sai clutch, and a stationary pawl for controlling the cam' ring, substantially as described.

22. In combination an impression.mem.-

her, an intermittent printing plate feed," a clutch with means for driving the same, sald.

. clutch being connected with the printing. plate feed, a cam ring for. controlling said "clutch and carried thereby, and a stationary pawl for controlling the cam ring, substantiallyas described. I

23. In combination an impression mem- I same, an adjustable controller for said clutch with a vconnection to the printing scribed.

clutch mounted on and moving with a part of the clutch and means for holding the controller in adjusted position while the clutch member continues its movement, fsubstantially as described." v

25. In combination an impression memher, an intermittent "printing plate feed, a

plate 'feed f0r-operating the same, a cam ring carriedby a trollin the clutch,and means forcontrolling t e cam ring, substantially as de- 26. In combination, an impression member,"an intermittent printing plate feed, a 'clutch having a connection to the printing plate feed for operating the same, a cam mounted on the clutch to be frictionally carried thereby, and arranged to control the clutch, and means for controlling the cam,

i clutch having substantially as described.

27. In combination, an impression member, an intermittent printing plate feed, a a connection to. the printing plate feed for operating the same, a cam mounted on the clutch, to be frictionally carried thereby, clutch' and means for controlling the cam, said controlling means consisting of a. pawl or pawls mounted on a fixed point to engage the cam, substantially asdescribed.

28. In combination with astacker su ort, a tray having a spring detent movab e aterally'in bottom to engage address plates set up on edge therein,

an incline for moving the detent when the having .tent means. atthe other ends thereof to part of the clutch for con-f plates to be deposited in v i means for retracting and arranged to control the and adapted to be held with detent at the lower end of i port having means at its respect thereto and above its said stacker support having tray is placed in connection with said support, substantially as described.

29. In combination with a stacker supin, said stacker support having means for spreading the detents .when the trayis placed in position thereon, substantially as described.

30. In combination with a stacker sup. port, a tray having detent means at its en a guide on the support for centering and holding the tray when moved upwardly, and means ,on the support for retracting t e detent means, substantially as described.

31. In combination with astacker port, a tray having detent means at its end, said tray being movable upwardly and downwardly ,in seating vit, means on the stacker support for retracting the detent means when the tray is'moved upwardly,

and means for engaging theitray when moved downwardlyto hold the same in relation to the support, substantially as de-, scribed.

32. In combination in apparatus of the class described, for printing from address plates, trays having pairs of detent means at opposite. ends, a support for the trays with means for retracting the pairs of detent held by the said support, to thereby permit the discharge of the address plates from the trays, and a second support for the trays means for retracting the pairs of de allow the address the trays.-

33. In combination in a machine of the class described, a tray having detent means and adapted to be held with one end above the other to receive or deliver'address plates, a supporthaving means for engaging the detent at the lower end of the tray for the discharge of the articles therefrom, said means serving to retract the detent means, and a second support for the trays hating the upper end ofthe tray to allow the plates to be fed into the' said described. i v

34. In combination in a 'machine of the class described,-a support at one end thereof, a trayihaving detents at its opposite ends one end above address plates, to retract the the tray for the and a second supupper end for rethe other to receive or deliver sald support having means discharge of the articles,

tracting the detent at. the tray forthe feeding in of stantially as described. v 35. In combination in a machine of the the articles, sub

meansat one end thereof when the trays are p the detent means at 115. tray, substantiallyas upper end of thef class described, an impression member, a

feeder for printing plates, a tray at one'en of the feeder having a detent with means on the frame for retracting the said detent to allow the plates to tray onto the feeder, and a tray at the other end of the feeder having a detent with means on the frame for retracting the said detent to allow the plates to be fed into the tray, substantially as described.

36. In combination in a machine of the class described, an impression member, a feeder for printing plates, means for removably holding a tray at one end of the feeder to supply the plates thereto, and means for holding a tray removably at the other end of the feeder to allow the plates to be fed into the same, said trays having means at each end for holding plates therein, said means being movable to permit the plates to pass by, substantially as described.

37. In combination in a machine of the class described, an impression member, a feeder for printing plates, a holder for a removable tray at each end of the feeder, and a tray carrying thereon .detent means at each end, and means at the holders for re tracting the detent means when the tray is placed in position at said holders, substantially as described.

38. In apparatus of the class described, impression means, a plate feeder, and a tray having a through way from end to end for the passage of the plates therethrough in a certain order, and means for holding the trays at the receiving and discharge points of the feeder, said tray having at each end releasable holding means for the plates operated by contact thereof with the holding means when set in position thereon, substantially as described.

be discharged from the 'sion member and the 39. In apparatus of the class described, impression means, a plate feeder, a pair 'of tra s each having retaining means at each end for the plates, and holders for the trays one at the receiving point of the feeder and the other at the discharge end of said feeder, with means for releasing the retaining means of the discharge end of the'tray at the receiving point of the feeder and'for releasing the retaining means at the receiving end of the tray at the discharge point of the feeder, substantially as described.

40. In combination in apparatus class described, impression means, an address plate holder, an endless feeder for the address plates, a pawl and ratchet wheel drive for the feeder to operate it intermittently, a ribbon reel with a connection from the pawl and ratchet wheel drive of the endless feeder for operating said ribbon reel, a ribbon spool and a connection between the impression means and the ribbon spool for operating the same, substantially as described.

'41. In combination a plate feeder, an impression member, a ribbon reel for one end of'the ribbon, a ribbon spool for the other end of the ribbon, means for operating the plate feeder and impression member intermittingly, an operating connection between the ribbon reel and the plate feed, and an operating connection between the impresspool, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ULYSSES G. LEE.

Witnesses A. M. TANNER, E. N. SARTON.

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